Non-profit organizations based in the United States

in the United States. As addressed by Douglas Massey in his 1990 book American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, the United States since 1970 has witnessed a dramatic increase in poverty along racial lines. The primary locations of poverty are occurring in segregated cities. After the Jim Crow laws ended in the 1960’s, blacks all around the country demanded higher paying jobs, equal representation in government, and an infrastructure which was not prejudiced based on the…

Unearthing the Urban League National Urban League is a non-profit organization based in many high populated cities that help the low income, working poor, and others. Each Urban League office is different in what they help with, but many provide information on programs. They assist with job applications and some offices go as far as to help with bills too. Scattered in the United States, there are 92 different Urban Leagues offices. Founders of the National Urban League: The founders of…

SALP: Domestic Abuse Program Evaluation Christopher M. Nima San Jose State University Social workers have long confronted the multiple issues that coexist within a household filled with domestic violence. The problems that can fester in a household filled with domestic violence range from child endangerment to alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, services for the victims of these types of family violence have been splintered, forcing single women or families to go to multiple agencies…

U.S. organizations for performance excellence in education, business, health care, and non-profits. The award goes to those organizations who have demonstrated effective and efficient operations, and continuous improvement in the delivery of products or services. Congress named this award after Malcolm Baldrige, who was Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until 1987. The award was due to Mr. Baldrige implementing the quality improvement act to aid in the long-term prosperity in the United States.…

1. Why are you interested in interning at this non-profit organization? What about the organization’s mission and work appeals to you? I was drawn to the fact this internship focuses on helping refugees and immigrants. Looking at the nonprofit’s mission at how it provides resources and empowers immigrants and refugees resonated with my experiences. My parents are immigrants in this nation. They came to the United States in the late 80’s and early 90’s. They didn’t speak a word of English,…

Labor Unions In the United States, labor unions are organizations which fight for workplace justice and to improve the quality of life for the average working family. They are typically made up of an organized group of workers who band together to make decisions or lobby about conditions affecting their collective workplaces. There are over 60 unions representing over 14 million workers throughout the country (What is a Union, 2015). Most people believe that unions only represent industrial…

and the mission statement behind the organization. Succeeding, we go into depth over the association’s history and will draw from the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to show the evolution and growth the nonprofit organization has had over the years. Following, we will go into depth about Go Red for Women and give examples from Dallas News and Mayo Clinic. Lastly, we will draw…

I argue that humanitarian aid is no different from other American foreign policies because it serves the interest of the United States. The PEPFAR program is an example of humanitarian aid that was initially received as a merciful and generous program, but it soon showed many altruistic flaws. The United States could have donated the allotted AIDS relief fund to the United Nations to spend on AIDS relief, but instead created its own relief program. Some issues with PEPFAR are that it…

appearance of AIDS was in 1959 in Democratic Republic of Congo. Then appearing in the United States later in 1981 which appeared to be almost exclusive to homosexual men(Shannon…

amongst individuals all over the country. In proceeding years numerous organizations have been established to help aid victims of these crimes. A few of these organizations include Polaris, Not For Sale, International Rescue Committee, and Hope For Justice. Homeland Security itself has created the “Blue Campaign” that creates an effort against human trafficking by working with government, non-government, private organizations, and law enforcement to protects human rights such as these. One of…